Galapagos diving trips are magnificent
all year round, the currents are strong and cold , it is bathed
for the cold Humboldt current, which is mainly the reason why the
marine fauna is abundant, you can see large groups of Hammerhead
sharks, manta rays, sea turtles, penguins, sea lions, you can also
have the possibility to watch whales, the whale shark., hundreds
of dolphins . The visibility is often depending on the site, because
of the currents bringing lots of nutrients and high nutrient water
is low in visibility. Visibility can be sometimes as low as 10 feet
and as high as 100 feet . It varies between dive sites and with
the time of day, sometimes It can even change suddenly during the
dive. Normally the Northern Islands tend to have a higher visibility,
than the Southern Islands.

Before you dive in Galapagos you
should be completely comfortable in the water and comfortable with
all aspects of your equipment. Having experience diving in cold
water with a thick wetsuit with a hood and/or diving in strong currents
is very helpful. The southern Itineraries are the best option for
divers traveling with non divers, because they will enjoy more of
the land animals, with more excursions and swimming, snorkeling
.

The Northern Itinerary, is mostly
for experienced divers, who will enjoy more the dives specially
in Wolf and Darwin, normally it will be 3 or 4 dives a day, because
there are no land visits on those 2 islands, there are the best
dive sites, but the distance from the nearest island is over 100
miles, normally it takes around 12 hours sailing time, within this
Itinerary there are less land visits, and not as many islands as
with the Southern Itinerary.

In general, while underwater you
can see such a rich marine fauna, also on land you can also see
land iguanas, marine iguanas, mask boobies, red foot boobies, blue
foots, albatrosses, many different kinds of sea birds, flamingos,
giant tortoises in their own habitat, animals who don’t have
any fear of man, it is a very wide open natural ecosystem.

Galapagos waters are cool, the islands
provides as many surprises as it does on land. The sharks are friendly,
playful sea lions , you can observe penguins diving with marine
iguanas, Most people book their diving holiday as a complete package
on a live-aboard boat, although a recent development offers land-base
dive operations . all dives are coordinated by a diving guide, who
is licensed by the Galapagos National Park Service and the Naval
authorities to lead underwater excursions.

We also can assist you with our
Panama yacht agent partners, and as tour operators, we also offer
naturalist tours and Galapagos diving trips (Live aboard Yachts),
individuals, land base trips with hotels, groups or individuals
trips. We work with different Yachts , cruise ships and hotels,
giving you the best option for a customized tour